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ROLE OF FINANCIAL INNOVATION IN INCREASING THE EFFICIENCY OF
FINANCIAL PERFORMANCE OF BANKS (FIELD STUDY ON ANIMAL RESOURCE
BANK) Dr. Abdelsalam Awad Khair Elseed
Alofough College for sciences and technology, Khartoum – Sudan
Dr. Suliman Musa Elzain
University of Shagraa, Aldawadmi KSA ,Sudan
ABSTRACT
This study aimed to highlights the concept of financial innovation and shows its advantages;
Study the relationship between financial innovation and financial performance of the banks. The
study found that, the use of the risk forecasting strategy contributes to raising the efficiency of
banks financial performance and also found that the use of options contracts contributes to
raising the efficiency to financial of banks financial performance. The study recommended to
encourage banks to get benefit from the innovative financial tools offered by financial
engineering, in addition to increase awareness of the concept of financial innovation and its
multiple advantages through holding seminars, seminars and training courses
Keyword: Financial innovation, Performance, efficiency.
1.INTRODUCTION
The recent global economic and technological development led to increasing the number of
business organizations and its activities around the world and therefore, impacted the
performance of financial markets and its participants. Thus, high need of new approach of
financial transactions in the financial markets emerged, and that led to emergence of financial
engineering concept which adopts innovating new financial instrument and methods that can be
used to facilitate the financial transactions in the financial markets and other financial and
financial institutions. Thus, the financial innovations led to increase the financial performance of
the banks in general, and financial performance of the banks specifically.
And because the banking sector in Sudan involved in global banking system and exactly meant
by any international financial development in banking sector, this study come to investigate the
role of financial innovation in increasing the efficiency of financial performance of the banks.
Statement of research problem
The problem of study represented in the lack of interest of some Sudanese banks in the concept
of financial innovation as a result of financial engineering and the role that it my play in
increasing the efficiency of financial performance of financial markets and financial institutions
in general, and financial performance of the banks specifically. Therefore, the problem of the
study can be formulated in the following questions:
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Q1. Does innovating new solutions to address financial problems contributes in increasing
efficiency of financial performance of the banks?
Q2. Do innovating new financial products contribute in increasing efficiency of financial
performance of the banks?
Importance of the study
The scientific importance of this study assimilates in the fact that its considered to be one of few
studies, if not the first one, that investigate the impact of financial innovation on financial
performance of the banks in Sudan. Thus, the study add new and very important information’s
about financial innovations to academic libraries in Sudan and therefore the researchers and
students can get advantages from. While practical importance represented in showing how to get
benefit from using new innovative financial instruments in financial performance in the banks.
Objectives of the study
The study aimed to achieve the following objectives:
a. Highlights the concept of financial innovation and shows its advantages.
b. Study the extent of Sudanese banking sector’s interest in financial innovation.
c. Study the relationship between financial innovation and financial performance of the banks.
d.Encourage adopting innovated financial instruments in financial transactions in financial
market to get benefit from its advance financial characteristics in achieving the objectives of both
parties of financial transaction.
e. Improving the financial performance of banks and opening up new financial markets.
Hypotheses of the study
To achieve the objectives of the study, the following hypotheses were tested:
H1. Innovating new solutions to address financial problems contributes in increasing efficiency
of financial performance of the banks.
H2. Innovating new financial products contribute in increasing efficiency of financial
performance of the banks.
Sources of data collection
The initial source of this study’s data is the questionnaire, while the secondary sources are
references, periodicals, previous studies related to the research subject and internet.
Methodology of the study
The study adopted inductive approach to find the problem of the study and to formulate the
hypotheses, historical approach to study previous literatures related to the study’s
subjects and analytical descriptive approach in writing its methodological framework,
hypotheses testing and concluded the study’s results and recommendations.
Limits of the study
Spatial limits of this study are Animal resource bank in Khartoum, while the time limit is the
year 2018.
2. PREVIOUS STUDIES REVIEW
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There are many previous studies that some researchers investigated through it the concept of
financial innovations and its importance and advantages while others discussed the financial and
financial performance of banks and factors affects it. For the purpose of this study researches
will show some of these studies.
The study of Cherotich, (2014), examined the effect of financial innovations on financial
performance of commercial banks in Kenya. The objective of this study was to establish the
effect of financial innovations on financial performance of commercial banks in Kenya. The
study found out that there is a strong relationship between financial innovations and financial
performance. The value of the cheques cleared, the value of EFTs cleared and the value of the
RTGS transfer explains 92.8% of the variability in the financial performance of the commercial
banks where a unit increase in the RTGS transfers results to 2.945 times increase in the bank’s
financial performance.
The study of Saif, (2014), examined financial performance of the commercial banks in the
kingdom of Saudi Arabia. The study aimed to investigate the financial performances of Saudi
commercial banks during the period 2000-2013, and to fill-in this gap in the literature. The study
found that at the pool level, that capital adequacy, operational efficiency operational efficiency,
bank size, net loan to total deposits, liquid assets to total assets, have positive and significant
relationship with Return on Asset but asset quality has negative and significant relationship with
Return on Asset.
The study of Herguner, (2015), examined the financial innovations in developing countries. The
primary aim of this thesis is to investigate two cases of financial innovation in Turkey, and also
aimed to fulfill the gap related to financial innovations in developing countries in the literature.
The study found that Turkish financial market, unlike its advanced counterparts, is dominated by
commercial deposit banks which offer all types of banking and financial services, and the
classical and traditional structures of a financial market did not cease to exist for Turkey.
The study of Muthinja, (2016), examined the relationship between financial innovation and
financial performance of commercial banks in Kenya, as well as the drivers of financial
innovations at both firm and macro levels. The main objective of the study is to establish the link
between financial innovations usage and bank performance in Kenya. The study makes a number
of other findings. Firstly, financial innovations significantly contribute to firm financial
performance and that firm-specific factors are more important to the firm’s current financial
performance than industry factors. Secondly, firm-specific variables significantly drive financial
innovations at firm level with firm size being the most significant driver of financial innovation
at firm level.
From reviewing the previous studies, researcher concluded that, some of the studies investigated
the effect of financial innovations on financial performance of commercial banks and
concentrated on study the relationship between two variables, another investigated only financial
performance of the commercial banks, while another study examined financial innovations in
developing countries, and another one concentrated in examined. Therefore, the current study of
researchers concentrates on examining the role of financial innovation on increasing the
efficiency of financial performance of Sudanese banks.
3.THEORETICAL FRAMEWORK OF FINANCIAL INNOVATION
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3.1 History of financial innovation
The financial innovations have had a long history of evolution. We can simplify it and say that
any financial instruments (besides traditional shares and straight bonds), any financial
institutions (besides traditional banks) and any financial markets (besides the traditional markets
for the straight bonds and shares), for a certain period of time, can be classified as financial
innovations. In the 17th and the 18th century the new financial instruments – debt contracts
together with high liquid markets were introduced to gather capital required to finance the
oceanic expedition and trading voyage. Then, in the 19th century the investment banks together
with the new accounting methods were established to evaluate the profitability of railroad
companies and to provide them sources of funds. Next, in the 20th century, the private equity
companies emerged to analyze and finance high-tech investment project. At the beginning of the
21st century, the new form of investment companies are evolving - the pharmaceutical
corporations analyzing and funding the bio-tech innovative solutions, These are only a few
examples of the new financial developments and their evolution, proving to be essential for the
technological and economic progress. Thus, financial innovations are not an entirely new issue.
However their importance has increased recently, as since the mid-1990’s the acceleration in the
pace and range of financial innovations has been observed. (Llewellyn, 1992)
Definitions and meaning of financial innovation
Innovation is an essential element for economic progress of a country and competitiveness of
an industry (Beaver, 2002), innovation is one of the most important competitive weapons and
generally seen as a firm score value capability, innovation is also considered as an effective way
to improve firm s productivity due to the resource constraint issue facing a firm (Lumpkin and
Dess, 1996). Innovations producing incremental change bring in new elements or new versions
of technologies currently existing.(Baker, 2011).
The definitions of financial innovation derive from real sector innovation, especially one comes
forward which distinguishes between product and process innovations. Product innovation is
defined as the introduction of a new product, or a significant qualitative change in an existing
product. In addition, process innovation is defined as the introduction of a new process for
making or delivering goods and services. Both types of innovations are expected to yield higher
value added for the economy, financial Innovation involves the design, the development, and the
implementation of innovative financial instruments and processes, and the formulation of
creative solutions to problems in finance. http://www.psu.edu/viewdoc/download?
Financial innovation can be defined as the act of creating and then popularizing new financial
instruments as well as new financial technologies, institutions and markets, It includes
institutional, product and process innovation. https://www.google.com/search
Based on above definitions, the researchers can define financial innovation as a process of
creating new financial instruments or financial products which can be derived from the
traditional instrument to facilitate financial and financial transactions in banks or even in
financial markets.
Emergence of Financial Innovations
There are a wide variety of explanations from the literature on why financial innovations exist in
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the first place. The motive of profit maximization and the importance of participant demand were
considered as two important factors behind the existence of financial innovations. Achieving
efficiency by the help of cost minimization has considered being a fundamental factor, which can
only be attained by innovativeness. In this vein, some writer asserts that the basic economic
behavior of profit seeking is the main reason behind financial innovations, that the presence of
new potential profits creates the incentives to innovate and they can be attained, for example, by
reductions in costs, i.e. by technological improvements(Flood, 1992), While others argue that:
Initially, there is a presence of strong demand from investors for safer patterns of cash flows, and
this feature is the same for all financial innovation cycles.(Gennaioli, et. al., 2012) Then,
investors demand more as the available products in the market remains inadequate for future
transactions (Herguner, 2015). In general, there are six reasons behind the existence of financial
innovations up to now is volatility in macroeconomic conditions, regulatory and firm-based
constraints, technological advancements, incomplete markets and information asymmetries,
competitiveness and the structure of the market, and hedging and diversifying risks (Tufano,
2003)
Based on above points, researchers concluded that there are many reasons led to emergence of
financial innovations and it can be summarized in a technological and economic development.
The main characteristics of financial innovations
Financial innovations’ product characterized by the following characteristics: (Griliches,
Himmelberg, 1995)
a. They can be entirely new solutions or just traditional instruments in which new elements of
construction have been introduced improving their liquidity and increasing the number of their
potential applications as they are better suited to the circumstances of the time.
b. They can be used as substitutes to the traditional financial instruments improving the financial
situation of the business entities using them,
c. They cannot be easily assigned to one particular segment of the financial market.
d. They can be used to hedge against the intensive volatility of the market parameters.
e. They can be used in a form of complex instruments including several simple, traditional
financial instruments.
f. They can be used in a form of new financial processes or techniques or new strategies that
primary use these new products.
It is clear for researchers that most important characteristic of financial innovation is that it can
be used to hedge against the intensive volatility of the market parameters and this way it can help
in satisfying the need of all parties in financial contact.
Types of financial Innovations
Financial innovation enhances sustainability of institutions and their outreach to the poor. A
useful distinction between different types of financial innovations include: ( OECD, 1997)
a. Financial system/institutional innovations: Such innovations can affect the financial sector as a
whole, relate to changes in business structures, to the establishment of new types of financial
Intermediaries, or to changes in the legal and supervisory framework. Important examples
include the use of the group mechanism to retail financial services, formalizing informal finance
systems, reducing the access barriers for women, or setting up a completely new service
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structure.
b. Process innovations: Such innovations cover the introduction of new business processes
leading to increased efficiency, market expansion, etc. Examples include office automation and
use of computers with accounting and client data management software.
c. Product innovations: Such innovations include the introduction of new credit, deposit,
insurance, leasing, hire purchase, and other financial products. Product innovations are
introduced to respond better to changes in market demand or to improve the efficiency of.
d. The instrument innovations and the post-contract innovations: In case of the first type, a new
instrument is designed and created with a purpose to achieve a particular set of characteristics (so
they can be described as the ex-ante innovations). In the second type of innovations – the risk
characteristics is changed after the original instrument is used (so they can be defined as the ex-
post innovations).
The researchers concludes these types of financial innovation are making sure the output or the
any innovation is create with all the changes that must be made better use in any instruments or
any system and for any organization.
Advantages and disadvantages of Financial Innovation
Innovation in financial services is no exception to the rule that every silver lining has a cloud. I
believe that it has done considerably more good than harm, but it has undeniably caused damage.
The intertwining of benefit and harm means that any assessment of financial innovation will
necessarily be subjective. First, there is no clear, objective way of balancing the good and the
bad. Think again of automobiles. One could conceivably believe that the deaths and the pollution
outweighed the economic and societal gains, although this would clearly be a minority view.
Second, it is exceedingly hard to measure the effects of financial innovation. For example, most
analysts would agree that financial innovation helped cause the recent terrible financial crisis, but
its culpability ranges from secondary to severe, depending on one’s theory of why the crisis
happened and how it evolved. http://www.brookings.edu/opinions
A further complication is that “financial innovation” is not monolithic. Careful observers accept
that some financial innovations are good, like the invention of the ATM that was praised even by
Paul Volcker. Other innovations, like the late and unlamented Structured Investment Vehicles
(SIV’s), are bad. The real trick is listing and evaluating the major innovations and determining
the balance of the good and the bad
For researchers, the most important advantage of financial innovation is that, innovated financial
instruments or products will add value to the business concerned, and it also protect financial
resources from disperse or loss.
Adoption of finical innovation
The adoption and usage of certain types of innovations is influenced by the human behavior and
individual’s perceptions in regard to the risk of adopting innovations. For instance many users of
internet banking fear that the limited interaction they have with banking staff exposes them to the
risk of fraud involving the customers’ bank accounts. In their study of adopters and non-adopters
of internet banking, Patriotism, It is observed that majority place a premium on human
interaction accorded by the bank staff and is concerned with risk inherent in internet banking and
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lack of pre-adoption trial (Hughes, and Lonie). Additionally, a recent study posit that firstly,
individual expectations with regard to expected performance, effort expectancy, perceived risks
and social influence significantly explain usage of internet banking. Secondly, users’ intentions,
facilitating conditions are not significant in explaining the usage (Martins, et. al., 2014).
The researchers concluded that, adoption of any type of new financial innovated instruments
depends on the desires of decisions makers on financial institutions and the objectives that they
intend to achieve from.
4.Financial performance of Banks
Bank performance is the outcomes achieved in meeting internal and external goals of a bank
(Lin, et. al., 2008). Financial performance is a measure of how well a bank can use assets from
its primary mode of business and generate revenues, This term is also used as a general measure
of bank’s overall financial health over a given period of time, and can be used to compare similar
firms across the same industry or to compare industries or sectors in aggregation. There are many
different ways to measure financial performance, but all measures should be taken in
aggregation. Line items such as revenue from operations, operating income or cash flow from
operations can be used, as well as total unit sales. http://www.businessdictionary.com
Researcher can define financial as financial process through which a bank or a financial
institution as an investor can provide money, financial instruments or products to the borrowers
when need it for reinvestment to achieve specific purposes and pay the money back to the
lenders with specified previously agreed rate of interest.
Definition of bank
A bank defined as a financial institution that accepts deposits from the public and creates credit.
Lending activities can be performed either directly or indirectly through capital markets. Due to
their importance in the financial stability of a country, banks are highly regulated in most
countries. Most nations have institutionalized a system known as fractional reserve banking
under which banks hold liquid assets equal to only a portion of their current liabilities.
http://www.en.wikipedia.org/wiki, it is also defined as a financial institution licensed to receive
deposits and make loans. Banks may also provide financial services, such as wealth
management, currency exchange and safe deposit boxes. There are two types of banks:
commercial/retail banks and investment banks. In most countries, banks are regulated by the
national government or central bank.
The researchers can define bank as financial institution that found to help different types of
peoples and firms to save the financial resources by deposit their money into bank, and provides
them by funds for investment when they need it.
Concept of Performance
Performance is the execution or accomplishment of work feats etc. or a particular, action, deed
or proceeding is refers as performance. However, the manner in which or the efficiency with
which something reacts or fulfills its intended purpose is defined as performance. Performance
may thus, mean different things to different businesses. Success or failure in the economic sense
is judged in relation to expectations, return on invested capital and the objective of the business
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concern. In understanding the term performance, a clear distinction needs to be drawn between
Performance Measures and Performance Indicators. Performance measures need to be based on
cat evaluation of the causes and effects of policy intervention whereas a performance indicator is
less precise and usually provides only intermediate measure of achievement. (Muthinja, 2016)
Researchers can define performance as a process of looking at how the tasks are going
throughout the supervisors.
Financial Efficiency
Financial Efficiency is a measure of the organization’s ability to translate its financial resources
into mission related activities. Financial Efficiency is desirable in all organizations regardless of
individual mission or structure. It measures the intensity with which a business uses its assets to
generate gross revenues and the effectiveness of producing, purchasing, pricing, financial and
marketing decisions. At the micro level, Financial Efficiency refers to the efficiency with which
resources are correctly allocated among competing uses at a point of time. Financial Efficiency is
a measure of how well an organization has managed certain tradeoffs (risk and return, liquidity
and profitability) in the use of its financial resources. Financial Efficiency is regarded efficiency
and is a management guide to greater efficiency the extent of profitability, productivity, liquidity
and capital strength can be taken as a final proof of financial efficiency. It is interesting to note
that sometimes, even sufficient profits can mask inefficiency and conversely.
http://www.businessdictionary.com
For researchers financial efficiency is how you can manage your financial stuff like liquidity or
profit in efficient way so you are not involve in any risk.
Efficiency Ratios for Banks
The efficiency ratio is typically used to analyze how well a company uses its assets and liabilities
internally. An efficiency ratio can calculate the turnover of receivables, the repayment of
liabilities, the quantity and usage of equity, and the general use of inventory and machinery. This
ratio can also be used to track and analyze the performance of commercial and investment banks.
The efficiency ratio also applies to banks. For example, a bank efficiency ratio measures a bank's
overhead as a percentage of its revenue. Like the efficiency ratios above, this allows analysts to
assess the performance of commercial and investment banks. For a bank, an efficiency ratio is an
easy way to measure the ability to turn assets into revenue. Since a bank's operating expenses are
in the numerator and its revenue is in the denominator, a lower efficiency ratio means that a bank
is operating better. I have believed that a ratio of 50% is the maximum optimal efficiency ratio.
If the efficiency ratio increases, it means a bank's expenses are increasing or its revenues are
decreasing. http://www.investopedia.com
The researchers see that, it is highly important to calculate the efficiency ratio of the banks,
because such ratio helps in determining the level of financial and financial performance of the
banks and therefore contributes in rationalizing financial decisions of the banks’ management.
The impact of Financial Innovations on financial Performance of the banks
Studies from the early period of research on innovation have typically reported a positive
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relationship between innovation and measures of firm performance. In a new generation of
models studying the impact of innovative activities on firm performance, the focus has shifted to
the complex innovation process and channels through which the innovation inputs are
transformed into better performance (Loof, et. al., 2006). As revealed in many studies, financial
innovation and firm financial performance have a positive relationship, Innovation would appear
in product, process, market, factor and organization, but the first three dimensions are more
familiar in the innovation literature (Otero-Neira, et. al., 2009).
Innovation generally does seem to have positive effects in raising financial performance of
innovators (Boot & Thakor, 2007), Most studies have reported a positive relationship between
innovation and firm performance, they tests the existence of a positive relationship between the
innovation output measured by sales of new products per employee and five different measures
of firm performance (employment growth, value added per employee, sales per employee,
operating profit per employee and return on assets). A positive relationship was confirmed for all
five indicators. However, not all studies have confirmed the existence of this relationship (Loof,
et. al., 2006). Some studies find that the impact of innovation output on the firm performance
appears to be contemporaneous when performance is measured by market value but it occurs
with a lag when performance is measured by productivity (Herguner, 2015).
Another researchers in their study on Dynamics of Financial Innovation and Performance of
Banking Firms: Context of an Emerging Banking Industry, analyzed the effect of the adoption of
two types of financial innovations namely; product innovation (telephone banking and SMS
banking etc) and process innovation (Magnetic strip card, debit, ATM and credit card),
Automatic cash dispenser; (Automatic teller machine; Electronic payment terminal etc) on the
performance of banks. Their analysis included two adoption behaviours, first mover in adoption
of the financial innovation and imitator of the first movers. They found out that first mover
initiative in product innovation improves profitability while process initiative has a positive
effect on profitability and efficiency. Banks that imitate are less profitable and less efficient than
first movers (Mabrouk and Mamoghli, 2010).
5.Field study
Field study procedures
The researchers discuss the method and procedures followed in the implementation of the study.
This includes a description of the study community, the sample of the study, the method of
preparing its tools, and the statistical methods used to test the hypothesis of the study. The study
community is the total group of elements that the researcher seeks to generalize the results
related to the problem. The study community consists of all concerned the role of financial
innovation in increasing the efficiency of financial performance of banks, specifically Animal
Resources Bank in Sudan.
The study’s sample: The sample of the study was determined according to its scientific
specifications that achieve the objectives of the study from the internal auditor, external auditor,
accountant, risk office, investment officer, head of department, to achieve the purpose of the
study.
Data collection: A total of (50) forms were distributed on the pre-defined and targeted sample to
verify the hypotheses of the study. A total of (50) forms were collected for analysis,
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(100%), To produce accurate results and disseminate them to the study community, the
researchers are keen to vary the sample of the study in terms of its coverage on the following:
a. Individuals of different years of age (less than 30 years, 30 years and less than 35 years, 35
years and less than 40 years, more than 40 years).
b. Individuals with different qualifications (BSc, High Diploma, Master, PhD, Other).
c. Individuals from different scientific disciplines (accounting, financial and banking studies,
business administration, accounting information systems, economics, other.).
d. Individuals of various functional occupations (internal auditor, external auditor, accountant,
risk office, investment officer, department head, other).
e. Individuals of different years of experience (less than 5 years, 5 years and less than 10 years,
10 years and less than 15 years, 15 years and less than 20 years, more than 20 years).
Tools of the study: The tools of the study are the means used by the researcher to collect the
necessary data on the phenomenon studied. There are many tools used in the field of scientific
research to obtain the necessary information and data. The researcher adopted the questionnaire
as a main tool for collecting data from the study sample:
a. Applicable for information from a number of individuals.
b. Low cost and easy to apply.
c. Easy to develop questions and answer questions and answer questions. d. The questionnaire
provides time for the respondent and gives him an opportunity to think.
e. Respondents in the questionnaire feel free to express opinions they fear others disagree with.
Stability and truthfulness Study tools:
a. Stability and Virtual Honesty: In order to ascertain the veracity of the questionnaires, the
researcher presented the questionnaire to a number of academic arbitrators and specialists in the
field of study. After the questionnaire was retrieved from the arbitrators, the proposed
amendments were made. Stability and statistical honesty: The consistency of the test means that
the scale gives the same results if used once under similar conditions. Stability means that if a
test is applied to a group of individuals and their scores are monitored, then the same test is
applied to the same group and the scores are obtained, the test is perfectly stable, also known as
the accuracy and consistency of the measurements obtained from the test. The most commonly
used methods for estimating the stability of a scale are (Half-way distribution using the
Spearman-Brown formula, Alpha-Cronbach method, Method of re-application of the test).
Honesty is a measure used to determine the degree of honesty among respondents through their
answers to a given scale.
b. Use a questionnaire for survey sample:
The questionnaire was distributed to a sample of (5) individuals from the research community
and from outside the research sample in accordance with their characteristics with the sample of
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the study to calculate the stability factor, to determine the degree of response of the respondents
to the questionnaire and to identify ambiguous questions and to provide preliminary testing of
hypotheses and to clarify some design and methodological problems. The stability test for the
questionnaire was conducted using the alpha-Cronbach coefficient and the result was 0.873. This
means that the data is stable as shown in Table (1) below:
Table (1): Alpha Kronbach coefficient of the questionnaire
Number Axis Number of ferries
Stability(constancy)
1 first hypothesis 5 0.791
2 second hypothesis 5 0.851 Total 10 0.873
Source: Researchers, 2018.
The above table shows that the Kronbach coefficient for all the terms of the questionnaire is
0.873, which is high and the reference to the terms of the questionnaire is that the increase in the
value of the Cronbach coefficient means increasing the credibility of the data. This means that
the measure measures what is measured.
Used Statistical methods: To achieve the objectives of the study and to verify its hypotheses, the
statistical methods used are (Graphs, Frequency distribution of responses, Percentages,
Spearman-Brown equation to calculate the coefficient of stability, Arithmetic mean, standard
deviation and variance and chi - square test to denote hypotheses).
Data analysis and hypothesis testing
The researcher analyzed personal data, questionnaire data and tested the hypotheses of the study
using statistical methods and graphs. In addition, a comparison is made between the most
important results of the field study and the results of the previous studies, as follows:
Personal data
a.Age:
Table (2): Frequency and percentages of study sample members according to the variable
of age
Age Number Percentage
Less than 30 years 20 %40
30 years and less than 35 years 8 %16
35 years and less than 40 years 8 %16
40 years and more 14 %28
Total 5o %100
Source: prepared by researchers, based on field study’s data, 2018.
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Chart (1): Frequency and percentages of study sample members according to the variable
of age
Source: prepared by researchers, based on field study’s data, 2018.
Table (2) and chart (1) shows that the distribution of the sample of the study according to the
age, find (20) person, and at the rate of (%40) from (less than 30 years) of the sample studied,
and (8) person, and at rate of (%16) from (30 years and less than 35 years), and (8) person, and at
the rate of (%16) from (35 years and less than 40 years), and (14) person, and at the rate of
(%28) from (40 years and more) from the sample study.
b.Academic Qualification:
Table (3): Frequency and percentages of study sample members according to the variable
of academic qualification
Source: prepared by researchers, based on field study’s data, 2018.
Table (3) and chart (2) shows that the distribution of the study sample according to the academic
qualification find that (29) person, and at rate of (%58) (BSc.) of the studied sample, and high
diploma (5) person, and at the rate of (%10), and (MSc) find (13) person, and at the rate of
(%26), and (3) person other academic qualification, and at the rate of (%6), while there non
person (PHD) from the study sample.
Other Ph.D. Msc. High Diploma Bsc. 0
3 0
10 5
13
30
20
29
ACADEMIC
Less than 30 30 years and less 35 years and less 40 years and years than 35 years than 40 years more
8 8
14 20
15
10
5
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20
AGE
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c. Scientific specialization:
Table (4): Frequency and percentages of study sample members according to the variable
of scientific specialization
Scientific specialization Number Percentage
Accounting 18 %36
accounting information systems 2 %4
management 13 %26
Banking and financial studies 8 %16
Economic 6 %12
Other 3 %6
Total 50 %100
Source: prepared by researchers, based on field study’s data, 2018.
Chart (3): Frequency and percentages of study sample members according to the variable
of scientific specialization
Source: prepared by researchers, based on field study’s data, 2018.
From table (4) and chart (3), The researcher noticed that the members of the sample according to
the variable of scientific specialization, we find (18) person accounting specialization, and at the
rate of (%36), and (8) person Banking and finance studies specialization, and at the rate of
(%16), and (13) personal management, and at the rate of (%26), and (2) person accounting
information systems, and at the rate of (%4), and (6) person Economic specialization, and at the
rate of (%12), and (3) person other, and at the rate of (%6) from study sample.
3 2
6 8
13
18 16 14 12 10
8 6 4 2 0
18
SPECIALIZATION
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d.Job title:
Table (5): Frequency and percentages of study sample members according to variable job
title
Job title Number Percentage
Accountant 13 %26
Internal auditor 4 %8
Risk officer 3 %6
Investment officer 7 %14
External auditor 1 %2
Department head 8 %16
Other 14 %28
Total 50 %100
Source: prepared by researchers, based on field study’s data, 2018.
Chart (4) Frequency and percentages of study sample members according to the variable
of job title
Source: prepared by researchers, based on field study’s data, 2018.
From table (5) and chart (4),The researcher noticed that the sample members according to the
variable of job title, and (13) person accountant, and at the rate of (%26), and (4) person internal
auditor, and at the rate of (%8), and (3) person risk officer, and at the rate of (%6), and (7) person
investment officer and in the rate of (%14), and person external auditor, and at the rate of (%2),
and (8) person department head, and at the rate of (%16), While there are find (14) person other,
1
3 4
8 7
13 14
12
10
8
6
4
2
0
14
JOB TITLE
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and at the rate of (%28) from the study sample.
e.Years of experience:
Table (6): Frequency and percentages of the sample of the study sample according to
variable of years of experience
Experience Number Percentage
Less than 5 years 17 %34
5 years and less than 10 years 12 %24
From 10 years and less than 15 years 5 %10
15 years and less than 20 years 8 %16
More than 20 years 8 %16
total 50 %100
Source: prepared by researchers, based on field study’s data, 2018.
Chart (5): Frequency and percentages of study sample members according to the variable
of experience
Source: prepared by researchers, based on field study’s data, 2018.
Table (6) and chart (5) shows that the distribution of the study sample according to
variable of experience years as follows:
Find (17) person and in the rate of (%34) and their experience (5 yeas less than), and (12) person
and in the ate of (%24) their experience (from 5 years and less than 10 years), and (5) person and
in the rate of (%10) their experience (from 10 years and less than 15 years), and (8) person and in
the rate of (%16) their experience (from 15 years and less than 20 years), and (8) person and in
the rate of (%16) their experience (20 years and more than) from study sample.
Analysis of the questionnaire data
The first hypothesis: Innovating new solutions to address financial problems contributes in
increasing efficiency of financial performance of the banks.
More than 20 years
15 years and less than 20
years
Less than 5 5 years and From 10 years years less than 10 and less than
years 15 years
5 8 8
12
17 20
15
10
5
0
EXPERIENCE
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Table (7): The frequency distribution of the responses of the sample members of the study for the
first hypothesis phrases
No sentences Frequency and percentage%
Strongly Disagree
Disagree Neutral Agree Strongly agree
f p f p f p f P f p
1 The use of the risk
forecasting strategy
contributes to raising the
efficiency of banks financial performance
2 %4 2 %4 7 %14 24 %48 15 %30
2 The increase in the special
guarantees for finance
applicants increases the
efficiency of banks
financial performance
2 %4 3 %6 8 %16 18 %36 19 %38
3 The strategy of increasing 2 %4 5 %10 9 %18 22 %44 12 %24
bank liquidity through short-term hedging contributes to raising the efficiency of banks financial performance
4 The removal of regulatory policy barriers in banks contributes to raising the efficiency of banks financial performance
1 %2 5 %10 11 %22 23 %46 10 %20
5 The use of long-term hedging to finance small and medium enterprises contributes to raising the financial performance of banks
2 %4 2 %4 14 %28 20 %40 12 %24
Source: prepared by researchers, based on field study’s data, 2018.
From table (7) which explains the ratios and frequencies of the hypothesis Expressions which
states “Innovating new solutions to address financial problems contributes in increasing
efficiency of financial performance of the banks”, the researcher noticed the following:
The first phrase” The use of the risk forecasting strategy contributes to raising the efficiency of
banks financial performance " We find that (39) Person agree, and At a rate of (78%) of the
sample, and There is )7) person a neutral and at the rate of (14%), While there is (4) Person
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Disagree, and at the rate of (8%) from the sample.
The second phrase, which states that " The increase in the special guarantees for finance
applicants increases the efficiency of banks financial performance " We find that (37) person
agree, and at the rate of (74%) of the sample, there is (8) person a neutral, and at the rate of
(16%), While there is (5) Person Disagree, and at the rate of (10%) from the sample.
The third phrase, which states that "The strategy of increasing bank liquidity through short-term
hedging contributes to raising the efficiency of banks financial performance” We find that (34)
person agree, and at the rate of (68%) of the sample, while there is (9) person neutrals, and at the
rate of (18%) Of the sample, While there is (7) Person Disagree, and at the rate of (14%) from
the sample.
The third phrase, which states that “The removal of regulatory policy barriers in banks
contributes to raising the efficiency of banks financial performance” We find that (33) person
agree, and at the rate of (66%) of the sample, while the neutrals (11) person of the sample, and at
the rate of (22%) Of the sample, While there is (6) Person Disagree, and at the rate of (12%)
from the sample.
The third phrase, which states that “The use of long-term hedging to finance small and medium
enterprises contributes to raising the financial performance of banks” We find that (32) person
agree, and at the rate of (64%) of the sample, while the neutrals (14) person of the sample, and at
the rate of (28%) Of the sample, While there is (4) Person Disagree, and at the rate of (4%) from
the sample.
Table (8): The mean and the mode of the responses of the sample members of the study for
the phrases of the first hypothesis
No sentences Mean mode Explanation
1 The use of the risk forecasting strategy
contributes to raising the efficiency of
banks financial performance
3.96 4 agree
2 The increase in the special guarantees for
finance applicants increases the efficiency of banks financial performance
3.98 5 Strongly agree
3 The strategy of increasing bank liquidity
through short-term hedging contributes to
raising the efficiency of banks financial performance
3.74 4 agree
4 The removal of regulatory policy barriers
in banks contributes to raising the efficiency of banks financial performance
3.72 4 agree
5 The use of long-term hedging to finance
small and medium enterprises contributes
to raising the financial performance of
banks
3.76 4 agree
Source: prepared by researchers, based on field study’s data, 2018.
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From table (8), the researcher notice that the descriptive statistics of the first hypothesis terms,
which states “Innovating new solutions to address financial problems contributes in increasing
efficiency of financial performance of the banks”, the Arithmetic mean is in the range between
(3.72 - 3.98) and the mode is in the range between (4-5) According to the five-digit Likert scale,
the respondents, answers are strongly agree and agree.
Table (9): Test of Chi - square for the first hypothesis
no sentences Chi-square Degree of
freedom
Statistical
significance
1 The use of the risk forecasting strategy
contributes to raising the efficiency of
banks financial performance
135.553 1
.000
2 The increase in the special guarantees
for finance applicants increases the
efficiency of banks financial performance
120.081 2 .000
3 The strategy of increasing bank
liquidity through short-term hedging
contributes to raising the efficiency of banks financial performance
122.343 2 .000
4 The removal of regulatory policy
barriers in banks contributes to raising
the efficiency of banks financial
114.631 1 .000
performance
5 The use of long-term hedging to
finance small and medium enterprises
contributes to raising the financial
performance of banks
76.338 2 .000
Source: prepared by researchers, based on field study’s data, 2018.
In order to test the validity of the hypothesis, which states “Innovating new solutions to address
financial problems contributes in increasing efficiency of financial performance of the banks",
the chi-square test was used for the axis expressions. The values of the chi-square calculated as
follows (135.553 – 120.081 – 122.343 – 114.631 – 76.338), With degrees of freedom (1-2), and
with the statistical significance for all terms (0.00), When comparing the level of statistical
significance with the permissible level of significance (0.05), we find that the level of statistical
significance is less than the level of morale, which means there are differences of statistical
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significance of the terms of the hypothesis.
From above discussion, the researcher concludes that, the first hypothesis which states
“Innovating new solutions to address financial problems contributes in increasing efficiency of
financial performance of the banks“ have been achieved.
The second hypothesis: Innovating new financial products contribute in increasing efficiency of
financial performance of the banks.
Table (10): The frequency distribution of the responses of the sample members of the study
for the second hypothesis phrases
No sentences Frequency and percentage%
Strongly
Disagree
disagree neutral Agree Strongly
agree f p f p f p f P f p
1 The use of futures
contracts contributes to
raising the efficiency of
banks financial performance.
1 %2 4 %8 16 %32 18 %36 11 %22
2 The use of options
contracts contributes to
raising the efficiency to
financial of banks financial performance
1 %2 1 %2 18 %36 16 %32 14 %28
3 The use of swap contracts
contributes to raising the
efficiency of financial
performance of banks
2 %4 2 %4 12 %24 23 %46 11 %22
4 The use of forward
contracts contributes to
raising the efficiency of
banks financial
performance
1 %2 3 %6 17 %34 21 %42 8 %16
5 The use of currency
exchange
contract
s contributes to raising the
efficiency of banks
financial performance
4 %8 5 %10
13 %26 16 %32 12 %24
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From table (0), which explains the ratios and frequencies of the hypothesis terms which states
“Innovating new financial products contribute in increasing efficiency of financial performance
of the banks” the researcher noticed the following:
The first phrase” The use of futures contracts contributes to raising the efficiency of banks
financial performance." We find that (29) Person agree, and at the rate of (58%) of the sample,
and There is )16) person a neutral, and at the rate of (32%), While there is (5) Person Disagree,
and at the rate of (10%) from the sample.
The second phrase, which states that " The use of options contracts contributes to raising the
efficiency to financial of banks financial performance " We find that (30) person agree, and at
the rate of (60%) of the sample, there is (18) person a neutral, and at the rate of (36%), While
there is (2) Person Disagree, and at the rate of (4%) from the sample.
The third phrase, which states that" The use of swap contracts contributes to raising the
efficiency of financial performance of banks” We find that (34) person agree, and at the rate of
(68%) of the sample, while the neutrals (12) person of the sample, and at the rate of (24%) Of the
sample, While there is (4) Person Disagree, and at the rate of (8%) from the sample.
The third phrase, which states that “The use of forward contracts contributes to raising the
efficiency of banks financial performance” We find that (29) person agree, and at the rate of
(58%) of the sample, while the neutrals (17) person of the sample, and at the rate of (34%) Of the
sample, While there is (4) Person Disagree, and at the rate of (8%) from the sample.
The third phrase, which states that “The use of currency exchange contracts contributes to raising
the efficiency of banks financial performance” We find that (28) person agree, and at the rate of
(56%) of the sample, while the neutrals (13) person of the sample, and at the rate of (26%) Of the
sample, While there is (9) Person Disagree, and at the rate of (18%) from the sample.
Table (11): The mean and the mode of the responses of the sample members of the study
for the phrases of second hypothesis
No Sentences Mean Mode Explanation
1 The use of the risk forecasting strategy
contributes to raising the efficiency of banks financial performance
3.68 4 agree
2 The increase in the special guarantees for
finance applicants increases the efficiency of
banks financial performance
3.82 3 Agree
3 The strategy of increasing bank liquidity
through short-term hedging contributes to
raising the efficiency of banks financial
performance
3.78 4 Agree
4 The removal of regulatory policy barriers in banks contributes to raising the efficiency of
banks financial performance
3.64 4 agree
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5 The use of long-term hedging to finance small and medium enterprises contributes to raising the financial performance of banks
3.54 4 agree
Source: prepared by researchers, based on field study’s data, 2018.
From table (11), the researcher noticed from the descriptive statistics of the first hypothesis
terms, which states “Innovating new financial products contribute in increasing efficiency of
financial performance of the banks”, the Arithmetic mean is in the range between (3.54 - 3.82),
and the mode is in the range between (3-4), According to the five-digit Likert scale, the
respondents, answers are strongly agree and agree.
Table (12): Test of Chi – square for the second hypothesis
No Sentences Chi-square Degree of freedom
Statistical significance
1 The use of the risk forecasting strategy
contributes to raising the efficiency of
banks financial performance
127.605 1
.000
2 The increase in the special guarantees
for finance applicants increases the
efficiency of banks financial performance
132.961 2 .000
3 The strategy of increasing bank
liquidity through short-term hedging
contributes to raising the efficiency of banks financial performance
104.245 2 .000
4 The removal of regulatory policy
barriers in banks contributes to raising
the efficiency of banks financial
performance
152.009 1 .000
5 The use of long-term hedging to
finance small and medium enterprises
contributes to raising the financial performance of banks
110.186 2 .000
Source: prepared by researchers, based on field study’s data, 2018.
In order to test the validity of the hypothesis, which states “Innovating new financial products
contribute in increasing efficiency of financial performance of the banks” the Chi-square test was
used for the axis expressions. The values of the Chi-square calculated as follows (127.605 –
132.961 – 104.245 – 1542.009 – 1103.186), With degrees of freedom (1-2), and with the
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statistical significance for all terms (0.00), When comparing the level of statistical significance
with the permissible level of significance (0.05) we find that the level of statistical significance is
less than the level of morale, which means there are differences of statistical significance of the
terms of the hypothesis.
From above discussion, the researcher concludes that, the second hypothesis which states
“Innovating new financial products contribute in increasing efficiency of financial performance
of the banks” have been achieved.
6.THE RESULTS OF THE STUDY
After testing data analysis and hypotheses testing them each found the following results:
1.The use of the risk forecasting strategy contributes to raising the efficiency of banks financial
performance.
2.The increase in the special guarantees for finance applicants increases the efficiency of banks
financial performance.
3.The strategy of increasing bank liquidity through short-term hedging contributes to raising the
efficiency of banks financial performance.
4.The use of swap contracts contributes to raising the efficiency of financial performance of
banks.
5.The use of options contracts contributes to raising the efficiency to financial of banks financial
performance.
7. RECOMMENDATIONS OF THE STUDY
1.Increase awareness of the concept of financial innovation and its multiple advantages through
holding seminars, seminars and training courses.
2.Encouraging ban ks to benefit from the innovative financial tools offered by financial
engineering.
3.Work on the development of new financial tools and methods to keep abreast of the huge
economic and technological developments that affected the financial performance of banks.
4.The possibility of circulating the results of the study to other financial institutions other than
banks.
5.Comparing between the advantages and disadvantages of financial innovation to see the best
for any financial institution.
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